News in Brief Gaming-Inspired Aggression Spreads Within Social Groups You don't have to personally play violent video games to experience their negative effects. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Thinking Racist Thoughts? The Problem Might Be Your Video Game Avatar New research finds that, among white players of violent video games, black avatars arouse racist feelings. Tom Jacobs
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